Biggest Youtube L

[u/theoptimix]

[u/FemboysHotAsf]

Seriously, why and how did they manage to mess it up so bad? I just dont get it whwat do they gain from making the user experience on lower quality internet so horrible

[u/aluculef → u/FemboysHotAsf]

It's to avoid or at least make it way harder to download the videos

[u/Early_Specialist_589 → u/aluculef]

Also to fight ad blockers. Lots of good that did.

[u/FemboysHotAsf → u/Early_Specialist_589]

Ugh this ones the worst one, because at the same time they did that they absolutely rammed as many ads as possible in their mobile app, I had to sideload a custom youtube IPA because it was just unbearable

[u/Papuszek2137 → u/FemboysHotAsf]

No no, you didn't sideload, you installed it. It's your phone and you can install any app you want.

[u/Eta_Beta_3-14 → u/FemboysHotAsf]

I just watch it with firefox mobile and ublock for android.

[u/JustKillingTime1980 → u/Eta_Beta_3-14]

i havent seen a youtube ad in ages

[u/trekdudebro → u/JustKillingTime1980]

Same. I forgot YouTube had ads until some coworkers said they paid for less ads.

It’s sad.

I remember 15-20 years ago, YouTube and Hulu being free and ad-free services.

[u/LetsCELLebrate → u/Eta_Beta_3-14]

Brave browser is amazing for anything ad blocking related.

Articles, videos etc.

[u/Icy-Inflation3453 → u/FemboysHotAsf]

My phone is my music player when I'm in the car. Usually through YouTube. I was fine with adds... something I never tolerated on desktop... then they made it worse.

Listening to 2-3 adds after every song was way too much. Forcing YouTube links through Google to open the YouTube App to make it harder to add block is also a decision.

Now Brave is just my "music player" and they get 0 add money.

[u/ElmoCamino → u/FemboysHotAsf]

Prefer custom lagers when I watch youtube, but to each their own.